Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-05
THE RAVENNA ROBBER.
The Murder Relates His History-Life In
Texas-The Ravenna Affair.

The Murder Relates His History-Life In
Texas-The Ravenna Affair.
CLEVELAND, July ITO a correspon-
dent "Blinky" Morgan, one of the fur
robbers unbosomed himself as follows: II
was born in Philadelphia, " he said. "When
| was y mere lad | commenced reading
dime lOvels and other flashy literature
until lhy mind was thoroughly corrupted.
| thounht all sorts of wild schemes, and
when | was arely sixteen years old / ran
away from home and went to Texas. There
was friend of mine with me, hut he soon
got laid out, poor fellow. lived in Texas
some time and made many a raid into
Mexico. The wild life led there bad n great
fascination for me then, but in late years
it has become q stern and painful neces.
sity. Then. besides that am wanted in so
many places. | skipped the pen in Can
ada, the Jail in Jackson, Mich, and | am
wanted in any amount OF places. In Can
ada | was taking u walk one evening when
met tramp who asked me if l would
give him quarter TO buy place TO sleep
in. | thought he wanted IT for liquor, so
| said: If you will show me the place |
will pay for it for you We were going
there when we came across some of his
companions, when they asked the fellow
was with if he had any money, and he
said No, but this fellow has, meaning me.
We got to talking and it led TO a dispute
and Gually to blows. | struck one fellow
and pulled nv, gun and shot another,
when some officers came for Us, and shot
one Of them and was making OFF as hest |
could, for was lame, but they canght me,
and that is what / was in the pen in Can
ada for"
They want you i'll Alpeua for shooting
Lynch, said the reporter.
"Oh, that's nothing. They could not do
anything to me for that. ! was sitting
there in the house peaceably when these
men rushed in and sprang upOn me. had
a perfect right to shoot, and any man would
have done the same thing in my position.
I'm something of fatalist, you know, and
believe that man was predestined to be
what circumstances make him. | am not
altogether responsible for being what | am
now. The Creator who made me had my
future all cut ont for me, and have fol-
lowed in the path that was prepared"
lhC
affair Morgan became silent, saying that
man in his position onght not to talk too
much. He still claims that he can prove
his innocence The prisoner called Har.
ringtOn still maintains that his name is
not Harrington, but James Robinson, and
that lis home is in Pittsburg, where he
was on the night of the Ravenna tragedy.
This, he says, he can prove by reliable
witnesses. Several Pttsburg parties are
in the city and their statements bear out
those of the alleged fur robber. Officers
Thompson and Kornman, as well as Hugh
McCurry and Harry Price, positively iden
tify him as James Robinson and say that
he is a gambler and generally suspicious
character OF Allegheny City. Harrington
or Robinson is tall, well-made fellow,
with mild blue eyes and rather innocent
face. He does not look like hardened
scoundrel. Morgan also says his fellow,
prisoner is James Robinson, of Pittsburg.
Coughlin also says he can prove an alibi.
1t is not known when the prisoner will be
taken TO Revenna, but he will probably be
taken to that place quietly and without
notice being given out, so as to avoid pub
licity